Liberal Democrat councillors have demanded that Waltham Forest Council apologises to local residents for wasting money on Andrew Kilburn’s departure as Chief Executive.

Speaking after last week’s council meeting, Liberal Democrat councillor Naheed Qureshi said:

“At a time when money is tight and every penny counts, it is a scandal that Labour councillors are prepared to splash the cash simply to get rid of someone. There are many important local services that badly need that money. Local taxpayers deserve an administration which spends their money responsibly.”

The Liberal Democrats also demanded answers about which services will suffer from the cuts Labour plans to make to Children and Young People’s services. The Labour Cabinet has failed to spell out exactly where their cuts will bite.

”Councillors have not been given the information we need to know about where the axe will fall. When I attended the cabinet meeting I was astounded at the silence of Cabinet members, who failed to ask any questions,” said Liberal Democrat Group Leader Bob Sullivan.